By Rebecca Marshall A Maroochy Shire Council worker was fined by police for towing an insecure load after an excavator bucket fell into the middle of the Bruce Highway, ripping to shreds the undercarriage of two vehicles. The excavator was being towed north on a trailer at about … [Read more...]
A 63-year-old woman was crushed into the side of an ambulance after a car reversed at speed outside a hospital, an inquest has heard. Sheila Perks, of Whitchurch, Bristol, died from multiple injuries after Janet Seamer, 64, of Bristol, lost control of her car at Bristol Royal … [Read more...]
7 INJURED IN BUS, AMBULANCE CRASH IN LOOP – CHICAGO
Seven people were injured in an accident involving a CTA bus and a Chicago Fire Department ambulance in the Loop on Tuesday afternoon. An EMS Plan 1 was called for the crash after a bus and ambulance collided at Monroe and Michigan about 3:35 p.m., according to Fire Media Affairs … [Read more...]
POLICE CHARGE MAN IN AMBULANCE CRASH – PENNSVILLE TWP, NEW JERSEY
Michael Bruno, 21, of Vineland was charged at 10:41 a.m. Friday and charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle after allegedly striking an ambulance, police said. Bruno allegedly struck an ambulance as he was traveling north on North Broadway. Bruno pulled over to … [Read more...]
MEDIC HURT IN AMBULANCE CRASH – JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
An ER24 paramedic was critically injured on Monday night when the ambulance she was driving collided with a minibus and a car east of Johannesburg. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said the paramedic had been driving to a base station in Kempton Park at 22:00 to pick up her … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE ACCIDENT ROUNDUP
By Heather Caspi There were a total of 41 ambulance accidents reported on EMSResponder.com from June 2006 through April 2007. These accidents resulted in a total of five reported deaths and at least 43 injuries to EMS responders. While this summary does not encompass every … [Read more...]
An ambulance rolled over while traveling on a west Houston freeway on Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported. Houston police said the private ambulance crashed on Interstate 10 near T.C. Jester Boulevard at about 11:45 a.m. The ambulance came to rest under a tree in a grassy median. The … [Read more...]